I’ve posted many times in the past about the joys of stepping out to my container garden to snip some herbs or a fresh tomato to use in preparing a meal. My exploits in cooking with fresh items from my garden are extremely humble compared to the potential Ms. Kelley presents in her wonderful book, but I am inspired to grow more and do more.

About Kitchen Garden Cookbook: Celebrating the Homegrown & Homemade by Jeanne Kelley: “There are few things more rewarding than sitting down to enjoy a delicious meal made with fruits, vegetables, eggs, or honey harvested right outside your back door. This gorgeous kitchen gardening cookbook is filled with simple and inspiring recipes as well as practical, useful information for anyone interested in growing the foods they love to eat. Little can match the pleasure of sitting down for a meal at a table laden with fruits, vegetables, or herbs from your own garden, along with eggs and honey from hand-raised chickens and bees. Whether you are an avid gardener with raised beds and a flock of chickens; grow a few herbs in pots on the kitchen windowsill; or purchase your seasonal ingredients from local farmers’ markets, you’ll find fresh ideas for cooking and gardening inside these pages.”

Ms. Kelley’s book, Kitchen Garden Cookbook, is the perfect companion to plan a meal before your trip to your local farm stand or farmers’ market to source a locally produced dinner, even if your own “kitchen garden” amounts to a dead succulent in an old pot.